FIRST Recorded Burial in Asbury Cemetery - Edom, TX
N 32° 21.346 W 095° 40.858
15S E 247710 N 3583030
A 1998 Texas Historical Marker at Asbury Cemetery notes that the earliest recorded burial here is that of Asbury Lowery, from 1855. The cemetery is named for him, and his modern headstone also notes his burial as being the first here.
Waymark Code: WMZYMA
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/24/2019
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Mr. Lowery's final resting place is today marked by a more modern white marble headstone, which reads:
Asbury Lowery
July 31, 1836 -- Sept. 24, 1855
Erected by relatives and friends
In memory of him being first buried here
Cemetery named in honor of him
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For awhile, Mr. Lowery had some famous company, as Cynthia Ann Parker's young daughter, Prairie Flower, was initially buried just a few rows away; ultimately, she and her mother were brought to Fort Sill, OK to join their famous kinsman, Quanah Parker. The historical marker provides some background:
The first recorded burial on this site was that of Asbury Lowery (1836-1855). The new burial ground was named in his memory. In 1863, Prairie Flower (1858-1863), the young daughter of celebrated Comanche Indian captive Cynthia Ann Parker and Comanche Chief Peta Nocona, was interred here when she died while living with relatives of her mother. In 1965 her remains were removed to the post cemetery at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, to be re-interred near the graves of her mother and brother, Chief Quanah Parker, during ceremonies attended by both Comanche and Anglo descendants.
A Texas Ranger named Adren Anglin (1796-1865) also was buried here in the early years of the graveyard. H. W. and H. L. Walker donated two acres including the existing Asbury Chapel and Cemetery to trustees of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, in 1879.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, family members and descendants of the deceased observed a cemetery memorial day by coming together to clean the grounds and share food and fellowship. Eventually, Asbury Chapel merged with the Edom Methodist Church. The first cemetery board of directors was organized in 1945 while John W. Miller (1884-1975) was caretaker.
Maintained by an association, the cemetery contains almost 400 recorded and marked burials and approximately 30 unmarked graves. Among the unmarked graves is believed to be that of pioneer Van Zandt County settler Esable Lindsey and six of her children. The Asbury Cemetery continues to be a chronicle of the pioneers of Van Zandt County.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 09/24/1855
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